The Connecticut Sun franchise is being sold to the Fertitta family for a record $300 million to bring the WNBA back to Houston, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday.
The Connecticut Sun are being sold to the Fertitta family for $300 million and will relocate to Houston ahead of the 2027 WNBA season, according to a report Friday from ESPN. The Mohegan Tribe has owned the Sun since 2003, when it spent approximately $10 million to relocate the franchise from Orlando, Fla., but it began exploring a sale of the team following the 2024 season. The WNBA will ...
The Connecticut Sun have reached an agreement to sell the team to Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta for $300 million and will move to Houston in 2027, according to a person familiar with the deal. The WNBA Board of Governors still needs to approve the sale and the move. The team will play in Connecticut for the upcoming season before moving to Houston and becoming the Comets.
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